Stardom – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: King Gnu

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

夢で誤魔化した笑顔の裏で

Behind the smiles I faked in my dreams

何度泪を流した？

How many tears have I shed?

歩んだ道程を思い出して

Thinking back on the path I've walked

何度屈辱を飲み込んだ？

How many humiliations have I swallowed?

"憧れ"とは似ても似つかない

"Dreams" are nothing like this

けれど確かな道程と

But they are built on a certain path

脈々と継がれ続ける

And passed down through generations

人々の夢に終わりはない

People’s dreams never end

Honey, make the world get down

Honey, make the world get down

何度自分の背中を蹴った？

How many times have I kicked my own back?

One time 人生は果ての無い

One time, life is an endless

Pointless journey

Pointless journey

雲を切り裂いて大気圏まで

Splitting clouds and reaching the atmosphere

真っ逆さま地獄の果てまで

Falling straight down to the depths of hell

High with me

High with me

And down with me

And down with me

It's time to get fly with me

It's time to get fly with me

あと一歩

Just one more step

ここからあと一歩

One more step from here

ココロが

My heart

草臥れた足を走らせる

Runs over tired feet

あの日の悪夢を

If I can cut loose that nightmare from that day

断ち切ったならば

Then I’ll keep reaching out to the spotlight

スポットライトに何度でも

Again and again

手を伸ばし続けるから

Because I will keep trying

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心の底で諦めかけていた

Deep inside my heart, I was ready to give up

夢を嗤わないでくれた

But you didn’t laugh at my dreams

あなたに今応えたいんだ

Now I want to answer you

最後の笛が吹かれるまで

Until the final whistle blows

夢にまで見たStardom

Dreams of Stardom I’ve seen even in sleep

さあ命揺らせよblow life

Come on, shake your life with strength

One life 諦めない限り続く

One life, it continues as long as you don’t give up

Endless party

Endless party

勝利の女神よ気分はどうだい？

Oh goddess of victory, how do you feel?

そろそろこっちを向いて頂戴！

Please turn around and look at me now!

High with me

High with me

And down with me

And down with me

It's time to get fly with me

It's time to get fly with me

あと一歩

Just one more step

ここからあと一歩

One more step from here

怖いモノ知って尚

Knowing the scary things, still

立ち向かってゆけ

Face them head-on

あの日の悪夢を

If you can cut loose that nightmare from that day

断ち切ったならば

Then hold strong in your heart

この胸に強く

Trust in a single future

一つの未来を信じ抜いて

More than anything, believe in yourself

あと一歩

Just one more step

ここからあと一歩

One more step from here

ココロが

My heart

草臥れた足を走らせる

Runs over tired feet

あの日の悪夢を

If you can cut loose that nightmare from that day

断ち切ったならば

Then keep reaching out to the spotlight

スポットライトに何度でも

Again and again

手を伸ばし続けるから

Because I will keep trying

...

...

生涯があったって

Even if life’s end comes

名前に涯など無いね

There’s no such thing as the end in your name

栄光の輝きに毒されて

Corrupted by shining glory

限界の少し先へ

Just beyond the edge of limits

終わりを怖がらないで

Don’t fear the end

所詮無謀だと笑って

Laugh at how reckless it is

人事を尽くし切って今

Do all you can now

天命を待つだけだって

And just wait for your destiny

...

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
夢 /mu/ A1	noun - dream
道程 /dōjō/ B1	noun - journey
屈辱 /kutsujoku/ B2	noun - humiliation
憧れ /akogare/ B2	noun - longing
果て /hate/ B2	noun - end
勝利 /shōri/ B2	noun - victory
未来 /mirai/ B1	noun - future
命 /inochi/ B2	noun - life
気分 /kibun/ B1	noun - mood
悪夢 /akumu/ B2	noun - nightmare
スポットライト /supottoraito/ B2	noun - spotlight
挑戦 /chōsen/ B2	noun - challenge
信じる /shinjiru/ B1	verb - to believe
続く /tsuzuku/ A2	verb - to continue
切る /kiru/ A2	verb - to cut

Key Grammar Structures

• 何度泪を流した？

  ➔ Use of the question word '何度' (how many times) to ask about the frequency of an action.

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• 歩んだ道程を思い出して

  ➔ Use of the past tense '歩んだ' (walked) with a direct object to describe recalling one's journey.

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• 脈々と継がれ続ける

  ➔ '継がれ続ける' is a passive verb form meaning 'to continue being inherited or passed down.'

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• 終わりを怖がらないで

  ➔ Imperative form with negative '怖がらないで' (don't be afraid) to give a command or request.

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• 所詮無謀だと笑って

  ➔ Use of the phrase '所詮' meaning 'after all' or 'ultimately' to emphasize futility, and the verb '笑って' (laugh) in te-form.

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• 人事を尽くし切って今

  ➔ Use of the compound '尽くし切って' (fully exhaust or do one's best) with '人事を' (personal efforts), in te-form indicating completion.

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• 天命を待つだけだって

  ➔ Use of the phrase 'だけだって' (just waiting for) with '天命を' (destiny), emphasizing that only waiting is left.

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